Nikkatsu Diamond Guys 2

This follow-up set of electric crime flicks from Nikkatsu kicks off with Buichi Saitô’s "Tokyo Mighty Guy" (1960), where a charismatic young Ginzu chef (Akira Kobayashi) finds he may be the one getting flambéed when his girlfriend runs afoul of a corrupt politician. Ruriko Asaoka, Sanae Nakahara also star. Clever hood "Joe the Ace" (Jô Shishido) thinks he’s got the inside track to recover a billion in missing yen, but he’s got determined and deadly competition, in Kô Nakahira’s "Danger Pays" (1962). Hiroyuki Nagato, Asaoka also star. Lastly, an assassin (Shishido) who took out a powerful syndicate boss finds himself the object of a contract courtesy of his cowardly colleagues in Haruyasu Noguchi’s action-farce "Murder Unincorporated" (1965). Yumiko Nogawa, Eiji Gô also star. 4 1/4 hrs. total on three discs. Standard; Soundtrack: Japanese Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; featurette; promo gallery; theatrical trailers. In Japanese with English subtitles.

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This follow-up set of electric crime flicks from Nikkatsu kicks off with Buichi Saitô’s "Tokyo Mighty Guy" (1960), where a charismatic young Ginzu chef (Akira Kobayashi) finds he may be the one getting flambéed when his girlfriend runs afoul of a corrupt politician. Ruriko Asaoka, Sanae Nakahara also star. Clever hood "Joe the Ace" (Jô Shishido) thinks he’s got the inside track to recover a billion in missing yen, but he’s got determined and deadly competition, in Kô Nakahira’s "Danger Pays" (1962). Hiroyuki Nagato, Asaoka also star. Lastly, an assassin (Shishido) who took out a powerful syndicate boss finds himself the object of a contract courtesy of his cowardly colleagues in Haruyasu Noguchi’s action-farce "Murder Unincorporated" (1965). Yumiko Nogawa, Eiji Gô also star. 4 1/4 hrs. total on three discs. Standard; Soundtrack: Japanese Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; featurette; promo gallery; theatrical trailers. In Japanese with English subtitles.